Digital Citizenship

Knowing the rules and safety of digital citizenship are the number one thing to go over when starting the school year. Technology is everywhere and used so much in schools, and it is up to us to teach students how to properly use it. There are a lot of things on the internet that can trick students, and pull them into sites that could be inappropriate. Smart and Safe technology rules in schools helps students build strong knowledge about web usage, and they become more responsible and require less monitoring. We teach them the important of copyright techniques, and how to copy and use information from other sources. Another reason why this is so important, is to showcase to students that what is on the internet, is there forever. They are creating a digital footprint when they write or post something on the internet, it can be linked back to them.
How I as a teacher can create ways to teach about digital citizenship, is teach a lot about cyber bullying, digital-drama, self-image, and  basic internet safety. Cyber bullying is something that is increasing in schools, and everything is on social media. Students as young as third grade, going through junior high, and high school, are posting, liking, sharing, and commenting constantly. Cell phones are always making their appearance in the classroom, so that is another thing with digital citizenship and cyber bullying that MUST be taught. Even when I was in high school, people used their cellphones to bully and harass other people. I was bullied the worst when I was in 6th grade, but I didn't have a cell phone, and honestly I am very glad I didn't, because I can only imagine how those girls and boys would have treated me digitally. I will use personal examples that students can connect personally with their teacher, as well as show videos, and share stories that show real examples of how abusing technology can turn for the very worst. I will spend time on different aspects of digital citizenship, and have students write goals, and make personal digital citizenship contracts.
The biggest thing I want to do in my classroom, is teach this at the start of the year, and make a class contract about digital citizenship, that everyone signs and promises that they will uphold their deal with the contract. Technology is running the world, but I will not let it run my students. 

Digital Citizenship Broken Down
Specific Digital Citizenship Topics

Exploring the Standards!

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My UEN Account

Exploring the UEN webpage really has started helping me make a game plane for when I get into field work. This is going to really help me with lesson plans and staying on track with the core.
In the CTE resources, there was a resource called "Career and College Readiness Counselor and Parent Toolkits", and this source is one that my teachers used in all grades. It helps students, parents, teachers, and counselors make an education and career plan starting in Kindergarten, and get them started in college. Another source that I enjoyed reading about was an Anne Frank Teacher workbook. This tool helps teach a rather difficult subject, and helps the teacher make a lesson plan on how to teach it. The last tool that I read about that made an impact on me as a teacher, was solely just the fact that there were so many different resources for interactive, online learning. There are so many different sites that would be fit for the older elementary grades to research and read on their own. Even for the younger grades, these resources really help steer teachers in the right direction, and I can already tell it makes teacher the difficult subjects a lot easier. I think that UEN is going to be a lifelong to for anyone that is going into, or is already in education.

Equity and UDL: Piktograph

We learn with Equity and UDL, specifically in the section I studied with Expressive Skills, Fluency, and Communication, that there is more than one way to teach a subject. Some students learn by listening to a lecture, taking notes, or reading from an assigned novel. Other students learn best by role playing a time in history, or creating a piece of art work similar to their favorite childhood memory. I can integrate this into my own lessons by having several different methods planned out during the first couple months of school, and see what the students respond to best. When I find the different styles of learning they respond to, then I can feel assured that they are enjoying most of what they are learning. 

This is going to help my students by introducing them to all different kinds of ways to learn in the classroom. It is going to challenge them, and have them experience things that maybe they have not before. It will help them grow in confidence, and then maybe they will enjoy the challenge, and look forward to future lessons that are similar. My goals with this topic that I have set for myself are making lists of different methods of teaching, and tying them into different subjects where they will be the most effective. I am going to challenge myself not to limit myself to only a couple different styles of teaching, I will be open to all of them, and try every single idea. 

This helps me a little more with having an open mind about how I can put my lesson plans together, and have more appreciation for the students, because I never know how they are going to react. I know that introducing them to all different sorts of tools and media, are going to set them up for the harder tasks as they go on in grade school, and I know that I can be responsible for helping them get there. I want to be responsible for the reason they like learning. 

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A little bit about me :)

Hello! My name is Haley Olsen and I am 20 years old and currently a junior at Utah Valley University. I got married to my husband Bradley on May 4th, 2017, and we currently live in Provo with our adorable beagle puppy Milo. I am a licensed Pharmacy Technician and have been working as one for over 2 years. I currently work at CVS Pharmacy in Provo and absolutely love my job. In my free time I love reading, watching Netflix with my husband, attending plays, and singing as much as I can. Music and Drama are a big part of my life because I love to sing, act, and be part of a show. I love singing with choirs, in plays, and even just rocking out in the car where I sure I get a lot of funny stares from the cars next to me. I come from a very blended family consisting of me being the oldest child, but also being the middle child. It is very complicated to explain.

My biggest goals for this semester, especially with this class are to not get behind, and be prepared early on so that I am not scrambling to get work put together. Keeping myself organized, and understanding exactly what is expected of me with course work are important to me. I want to set goals of getting a certain amount of projects/assignments due early, or getting a chunk of them done every week. I regretted not doing that in Computer Tech Ed and I was struggling to get it all done in the end. I want to stay on top of this course and do my best, I love computer work and I am excited to see what I can accomplish from this class.